How to change or configure OpenBSD package install mirror

How to change or configure OpenBSD package install mirror

To change or configure the OpenBSD package install mirror, you will need to edit the /etc/installurl file. This file contains the URL of the package install mirror that is used by the pkg_add utility to install packages.

To change the package install mirror, open the /etc/installurl file in a text editor and update the URL to the desired package mirror. For example, to use the package mirror located at http://mirror.example.com/pub/OpenBSD, you can update the /etc/installurl file as follows:

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http://mirror.example.com/pub/OpenBSD

It's worth noting that the /etc/installurl file is a simple text file, with no formatting or other special characters. The file should contain only the URL of the package mirror, with no leading or trailing spaces.

After updating the /etc/installurl file, you will need to update the package lists by running the following command:

pkg_add -U

This will update the package lists and use the new package mirror to download the package information.

You can then use the pkg_add utility to install packages as normal. For example, to install the openssh package, you can run the following command:

pkg_add openssh

This will use the package mirror specified in the /etc/installurl file to download and install the openssh package.

It's worth noting that you may need to run the pkg_add command with sudo privileges if you are not logged in as the root user. For example:

sudo pkg_add openssh

This will allow you to install the openssh package with the necessary privileges.

Created Time:2017-10-28 21:38:58  Author:lautturi